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You can take this thread down. I DON"T HAVE A CRUISE BOOKED AT THIS TIME. Ok I feel better. We are looking into 2 cruises this fall though. the TA on Independence from Southhampton to FLL, or the Panama Canal cruise on the Vision.

I prefer the shipboard triathelon myself:

 

1) Push up off of the lounger;

2) Run to the sky bar and get a bucket of beer;

3) Run back to lounger, then lift beers until exhausted

 

Repeat as often as the urge for exercise remains:D

Yeah those 12 ounce curls are quite exhausting. I have to agree. I have done them until I pass out. LOL

I don't expect anything from RCCL at this point, but I do think I deserve more than the $100 they offered. Yes, it has been a long time, no doubt, but I haven't sailed since. I would be going to them with a bit of humble pie.

 

All 20 people had fully paid and this came to light after their trips were non-refundable. They were coming for my wedding, which almost didn't happen. The paid reservation was made 8 months prior to sailing and it was only several weeks before the wedding when I found out they didn't even schedule it! It wasn't a 24 hr wait to hear they could accommodate me.....this took over a week after they had my "proof".

 

I canceled not solely because of they lost my reservation, but because they were incredibly rude to me even after this incredible situation.

You don't expect anything but you do expect more than the $100.00 they offered. Ok now I do understand you are expecting something. After 8 years, as Chris Carter from ESPN would say. "COME ON MAN". You can't really think or expect Royal Caribbean to do anything now. But I guess YOU do.

My DD and DIL did Zumba classes on AOS in May on our TA to Malaga. I believe they were offered 3 times while we were crossing . They loved the class. It was held in Studio B.

We are now down to 13 days. AOS May 1st.

23 days until we board Adventure of The Seas.

We are down now to 27 days

Adventure of The Seas Transatlantic.

Can anyone out there tell me what zone the Hotel Miramar is considered to be in, in reference to the taxi zone rates? Thanks a bunch!:p

We will be staying at this hotel on April 30 of this year pre cruise for 1 night. We have always stayed at the Embassy Suites in Isla Verde. But since we arrive at 10pm and this hotel is less expensive we decided to try this one out. Have you ever stayed at this hotel before?

51 until we cruise and 49 until we will be in San Juan. I kind of consider arriving in San Juan as the start of the cruise because we are already in the caribbean. JMHO LOL.

59 days until we sail for 13 luxurious days aboard the Adventure of The Seas.

We have done the one in St. Maarten 2 times and it is great. You will not be disappointed.

Hi, me and my girlfriend are thinking about taking a cruise on this ship in December. I read through much of this thread, but didn't see anything written about the casino. Specifically, is there texas holdem poker available? I've seen some information about a possible texas holdem tournament, but can't find anything concrete to confirm that.

 

So, does anyone know if there is poker available in the casino and if it is every night or just a special occassion type of thing?

 

Thanks!

Yes there was a Texas Hold-Em tournament when we sailed her in May. There are also tables to play Texas Hold-Em.

I'm glad someone bumped this thread. We were on this ship in May, the 23-30. We had a wonderful time. Wish we were back on her.

Is Jade open on the first day of the cruise for lunch? What time does the buffet open?

You will be able to go to the windjammer/jade when you board. Jade is toward the back of the windjammer.

It is less than 6 weeks for us now. We have booked all of our excursions and are ready for May 23 to get here.

I've got just under eight weeks..enjoy your vacation!

Hey mets550, keep an lookout on your e-mail. We sail 1 week before you and we received our docs this morning. Have a good day.

We're heading out on Liberty in just 6 short days....I CANNOT wait!!!

You're lucky. I have to wait for 7 more weeks. Have a great cruise .

Just off the Liberty last week. Great ship, food, staff, entertainment.

TIP: If you are a walker - the jogging track on Deck 12 is 4.5 times around for 1 mile. It was typically very windy in the mornings when I walked. On our last sea day, we discovered that you can walk all the way around Deck 4. There is a flight of stairs forward that take you up to the Heli Pad. If you don't want to do stairs you could just walk around the other way. I don't know how many laps to make a mile but probably only 2, less windy too (mostly covered) and not crowded.

TIP: The towel thing was annoying. You can check out 2 towels per card, but the last day I couldn't remember whose card I used (traveling with DH and twin sons). One day I was able to exchange them, another time I had to turn them in and then check out others. It would be nice if there was a digital readout to actually see if you were being credited with the returns - you never quite knew what they were marking on the register. On port days, when you returned the towels they never had new ones to give out. We ended up using the same towels over and over because it was kind of a hassle.

TIP: Olive or Twist Bar was a great place to sit during sail aways. Never crowded. Great view. They will bring you a glass of mixed nuts if you ask.

TIP: We ate at Sorrento's on embarkation day. No wait. Very good. After we went and filled out the forms for our boys to do the flowrider. They went on the flowrider right after. There were only four people there for about an hour. It was like a private lesson. We also went into Cozumel later in the morning and they had the flowrider practically to themselves for surfing. Don't sit on the front row to watch with your camera. It is a splash zone. Our camera got drenched along with my DH.

TIP: We had late traditional dining. We would read the menu earlier in the day that was posted outside the dining room. If there were a couple of items that sounded interesting (ie chilled soups), we would go to the Jammer at around 6:30 for a sample. They serve a lot of the same foods for the evening meal. Quite often we would find other interesting things to try - one night they had a good cook to order mongolian grill. We asked them to spice it up for us and they did. The make it yourself super nachos were good too. Even though we never took the elevators we gained about 5 lbs. each. The food was really good.

TIP: We enjoyed eating breakfast in the dining room. It was the same menu every morning but they also had a special. The omelets and french toast were very good. They also had a very nice buffet. It was never very crowded. Our twins preferred to eat there. We had the salad bar for lunch and it was very good.

TIP: The big chocolate chip and mudslide cookies in the Promenade cafe are addicting.

Thanks for all of the great tips. We sail on May 23rd. We can't wait.

Just a week before us! We almost booked that sailing but decided to do the May 30th. Take good care for us!

Oh ok, I will do my best to pick up after myself. I will wave to you with a chip on my shoulder. I will not be ready to leave this ship. I will wish you a great cruise though.

We are sailing this beautiful ship on May 23rd, can't wait. We are doing the Western leg.